Mirrored cabinet and means to illuminate an object in front thereof



L. E. HOLLE Sept. 2, 1952 Y MIRRORED CABINET AND MEANS To ILLUMINATE ANOBJECT 1N FRONT THEEEoF Filed July 9, 1951 Zz ley Imola,

ATTORNEYS- L. E. HOLLEY NET AND MEANS Sept. 2, 1952 MIRRORED CABI ToILLUMINATE AN OBJECT IN FRONT THEREOF z Similis-Smm 2 Filed July 9, 1951L .L'J'olley I INVENTOR,

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Another object :is -to vrender accessible the illuminating meansforyrepair and replacement through thefront of thecahinetgand at ;the;same l :atime when the.cabinetris'closed to conceaiahe illuminating-means.g-ifromz.zview.

Still another.objectistosupport shelves within the cabinet in spacedrelation to one another so `that various articles -mayf-be supportedWithin f "fthe 'cabinet such as i those-articlescommonly found in abathroom.

A further and more specific object is to facilivrenin (Gilera-.4.1)-

. Fi-g.' :2311s :aLLfragmen-tary xitra erse sectional .fviiew through'fthe se abinet :showing the rc overtI tin open position, and

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E'Referring; ytof'the .f drawings in detail-` this: 'imiproved. cabinet:idesignatedagenerally 34D nom- ;:fpri'ses: a gfholiowzhox; preferablyformed :lof isheet :metalfamd havng-a hack |12 ;:'topzan`dbottom'fvvalls I4 and I6 and side wallsilzandLiZ-Uthusiforming a boxhaving an open front. Garried abitithe side VfrontiV of `:the box:areroutstandingqperpendicular tate ones shaving before the mirrorconventionally found in bathroom cabinets.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this inventionwhich embodies among its features a hollow box having an open front,illuminating means mounted within the box and being visible through theopen front thereof, a cover hinged to the box adjacent one side of theopen front thereof, said cover having at least one window openingtherethrough which registers with the illuminating means in the box whenthe cover closes the open side thereof, a mirror mounted on the cover onthe side thereof remote from the box and said mirror having at least onelight diffusing and transmitting area in registration with the windowand by which when the cover is closed light emanating from theilluminating means is diffused and transmitted to an object in front ofthe mirror.

Other features include spaced parallel partition walls extending inspaced relation adjacent opposite sides of the box to form compartmentsadjacent opposite sides of the box which open through the open front endof the box, illuminating means within the compartments, andperpendicular flanges on the partitions and extending away from thecompartments, said flanges having notches therein for the reception ofopposite ends of shelves mounted within the box.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front view of a cabinet embodying the features of thisinvention, showing portions of the cover broken away more clearly to`illustrate certain details of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line2-2 of Fig. 1,

.- flanges 22:.and-:24 :respectivelyrfiand fxediinany iconventionalimannerpztoz the Hang-.e v.24 iisra :lconventionalpiano ,hingeY21==whicheias fillustratedaextends substantially throughout the entirelength of the ange 24.

Attached at opposite ends to the top and bottom Walls I4 and I6respectively of the hollow box are partition walls 28 and 30 ywhichdefine adjacent opposite sides of the box compartments 32 and 34.Carried by opposite longitudinal edges of the partitions 28 and 30 areperpendicular flanges 36 which extend in a direction away from therespective compartments and are provided with spaced slots 358 in whichopposite ends of shelves 40 are received. Illuminating means 42 and 44are mounted in the respective compartments 32 and 34 and connectedthrough conventional conductors 46 to a switch of any suitableconstruction which is controllable by al suitable knob 48 mounted on thecabinet Hl.

The illuminating means 42 and 44 may be of the conventional elongatedtubular type commonly sold as fluorescent lamps and preferably mountedwithin the compartments 32 and 34 are conventional starters 50.

Coupled to the hinge 26 for movement about the axis thereof is a frame52 in which is supported a cover 54 having formed therein adjacentopposite side edges windows 56 and 58 which when the cover is in closedposition register respectively with the compartments 32 and 34. Carriedby the cover on the side thereof remote from the box is a cushion 60having formed therein windows '62 and 64 which register respectivelywith the windows 56 and 58 in the cover 54. Resting on the cushion 60within the confines of the frame 52 isa mirror 66 comprising atransparent plate having a reflecting backing and having adjacentopposite side edges portions 68 and 10 from which the reflecting backinghas been removed preferably by sand blasting to form light diffusing andtransmitting areas which register respectively with the windows 56 and62 and 58 and 64 so that when the cover closes the open front of thebox, light emanating from the illuminating means l2 and 44 will bediiused and transmitted through the glass of the mirror to fall upon anobject in front of the mirror thereby to illuminate it.

In use, the cabinet l0 is mounted on a vertical Wall in such apositionthat the illuminating means and opposite side Walls extend vertically.Obviously upon switching on the illuminating through the open front ofthe box, the partitions terminating in spaced relation to the front ofthe box, illuminating means carried by the box within the compartmentsand extending beyond the edges of the partitions adjacent the front ofthe box, a cover hinged to the box adjacent one side of the open frontthereof, said cover having windows opening ltherethrough which registerwith the open sides of the compartments when the cover means, the lightemanating therefrom when the cover 54 is closed will be diffused by theroughened surface of the mirror 6B from which the refleeting backing hasbeen removed by the sand blasting process and will be transmittedthrough the glass upon which the mirror backing is supported to fallupon an object in front of the cabinet. The shelves of the cabinet maybe adjusted to various different heights by removing them through theopen front of the box when the cover is open and slipping them intodifferent slots in the flanges 36.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor :changesin the details of construction combination and'arrangement of parts maybe resorted to Without departing from 'the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A cabinet comprising a hollow rectangular box having an open front,partitions within the box extending in spaced parallel relation withopposite sides of the box and forming compartments 'adjacentopposite-sides of the box which open REFERENCES CITED The followingreferences are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED sTATEsPATENTs Number Name Date 1,839,555 Henkel Jan. 5, 19321,844,050 Wesley et al Feb. 9, 1932 1,930,244 Lewinsohn et al. Oct. 10,1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date '798,525 France May 19, 1936

